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He said: “I object to the proposed development because of the distance to specialised medical facilities. Hospital studies have shown a direct correlation between a patients mortality and distance travelled in emergency cases.

“In some cases there could be as much as one per cent increase in fatalities per 10km extra travelled.

“The ELDC plan foresees a mainly elderly migration of people relocating to our area. This demographic has a known predictable future requirement for specialised hospital acute care, plus the lack of mobility, places more requirement on public transport and the ambulance services.

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“Expanding the local doctor’s surgeries will not address future problems, as GPs are now compelled under the two week rule to refer their patients if needed to a specialist automatically.

"It is inevitable this proposed development will fail because its primary function is to provide multiple blocks of accommodation, rather than focusing on people as individuals with their own complex welfare needs.”

Lincolnshire NHS Trust was consulted on both applications and has so far only submitted one response, to the Gleneagles Drive application.

Its response says 250 dwellings would result in around 550 more patients.

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The trust said: “An increase in population of 550 in East Lindsey District Council area will place extra pressure on existing provisions, for example, extra appointments requires additional consulting hours. This in turn impacts on premises, with extra consulting, treatment room requirements.”

The NHS trust has asked for funding towards extending the Tasburgh Lodge Practice to accommodate more patients, if the plans are approved. It says a contribution of £101,750 would be needed.

A Facebook page has been set up called Defend Woodhall Spa from over development following other planning applications for the popular East Lindsey village.

It states: "I think the community of Woodhall Spa accepts that growth and development is both necessary and indeed desirable.

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"But, this must be controlled so Woodhall is not destroyed by greedy developers who will build wherever they can to make money, without any thought for the damage they are causing to the community of Woodhall.

"ELDC's 15 year plan has a "target" of some 300 houses to be built in Woodhall. But, this is misleading, it is not a target it is a minimum - there is no upper limit.

"This is not acceptable.

"This no upper limit policy will result in a fast uncontrolled expansion of Woodhall. Causing an irreversible change to the village; and, an infrastructure (ie schools, doctors, etc.) that will be overwhelmed.